Hahaha (Korean: 하하하) is a 2010 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[2][3][4][5][6] It was entered into the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix Un Certain Regard.[7][8]
| Hahaha | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Written by | Hong Sang-soo |
| Produced by | Kim Kyeong-hee |
| Starring | Kim Sang-kyung Yoo Jun-sang Moon So-ri Ye Ji-won |
| Narrated by | Kim Sang-kyung |
| Cinematography | Park Hong-yeol |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won |
| Music by | Jeong Yong-jin |
Production company | Jeonwonsa Films |
| Distributed by | Sponge Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $371,295[1] |
Plot
editFilmmaker Jo Moon-kyung (Kim Sang-kyung) and his friend Bang Joong-sik (Yoo Jun-sang) swap memories about the trips they both made to the same town (Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province), where, as it turns out, they had met and befriended the same people.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Cast
edit- Kim Sang-kyung as Jo Moon-kyung, a film director
- Yoo Jun-sang as Bang Joong-sik, a film critic
- Moon So-ri as Wang Seong-ok, a curator of cultural properties
- Ye Ji-won as Ahn Yeon-joo, a girlfriend of Joong-sik
- Kim Kang-woo as Kang Jeong-ho, a poet
- Kim Gyu-ri as Noh Jeong-hwa
- Youn Yuh-jung as Moon-kyung's mother
- Gi Ju-bong as Curator of Tongyeong's local history museum
- Lee Kyu-sung as Beggar
- Kim Young-ho as Admiral Yi Sun-sin in Moon-kyung's dream
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Box office by Country: Hahaha". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hye (26 April 2010). "Hong Sang-soo's jolliness peaks in "Hahaha" - Part 1". 10Asia.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hye (26 April 2010). "Hong Sang-soo's jolliness peaks in "Hahaha" - Part 2". 10Asia.
- ^ Beck, Una (24 May 2010). "Interview: Hong Sang-soo - Part 1". 10Asia.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Beck, Una (24 May 2010). "Interview: Hong Sang-soo - Part 2". 10Asia.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Beck, Una (24 May 2010). "Interview: Hong Sang-soo - Part 3". 10Asia.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Hahaha". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Awards 2010". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Hahaha: Synopsis". Finecut. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Nelson, Rob (21 May 2010). "Hahaha". Variety.
- ^ Elley, Derek (22 May 2010). "Hahaha". Film Business Asia.
- ^ Cho, Jae-eun (4 June 2010). "Hong Sang-soo finally lets his characters have a laugh". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lee, Maggie (14 October 2010). "Hahaha -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Hartzell, Adam. "Ha Ha Ha". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
External links
edit- Hahaha at IMDb
- Hahaha at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Hahaha at HanCinema
- Hahaha at AllMovie
- Hahaha at Rotten Tomatoes